Bleeping Computer

APRIL 7, 2024

Home Depot has confirmed that it suffered a data breach after one of its SaaS vendors mistakenly exposed a small sample of limited employee data, which could potentially be used in targeted phishing attacks. [.]

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2024

Dutch bank ABN Amro discloses data breach following a ransomware attack hit the third-party services provider AddComm. Dutch bank ABN Amro disclosed a data breach after third-party services provider AddComm suffered a ransomware attack. The bank also warns clients to stay alert to phishing messages.

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 3, 2023

Some 43% of employees have been targeted with work-related phishing attacks on their personal devices, says a survey from SlashNext. The post BYOD and personal apps: A recipe for data breaches appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2021

If that trend continues, or even if there is only an average of 141 new compromises per month for the next six months, the total will still exceed the previous high of 1,632 breaches set in 2017. The post Phishing, Ransomware Driving Wave of Data Breaches appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Dropbox announced on November 1, 2022, a data breach that led to the exfiltration of 130 GitHub code repositories. The breach was discovered on October 14, 2022, after GitHub identified some suspicious activity the day before.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 25, 2024

Vans says there’s no evidence suggesting any actual impact on any individual consumer whose personal data were part of the affected data set, but it does warn about phishing and fraud attempts which could lead to identity theft. Some forms of two-factor authentication (2FA) can be phished just as easily as a password.

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Bleeping Computer

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

The Associated Press is warning of a data breach impacting AP Stylebook customers where the attackers used the stolen data to conduct targeted phishing attacks. [.]

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Heimadal Security

JANUARY 12, 2024

Framework Computer announced the discovery of a data breach that exposed the private data of an unspecified number of its clients following a phishing attack on Keating Consulting Group, the company’s accounting service provider.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2024

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services reported a data breach that exposed thousands of patients’ personal and health information. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services disclosed a data breach that impacted thousands of patients. Attackers obtained the credentials of 23 DHS employees.

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Heimadal Security

JUNE 23, 2023

Canadian clients of international shipping company UPS are being warned that some of their personal information may have been stolen in phishing attacks after potentially being made public through its online package look-up tools.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2022

A close look at cyberattack statistics in 2021 and how to better protect your business against phishing, ransomware & data breaches moving forward. The post Cyberattacks 2021: Phishing, Ransomware & Data Breach Statistics From the Last Year appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

GoDaddy has made it official that a data breach has occurred on its database in September this year leaking email addresses to hackers that could lead to phishing attacks in the future. The post GoDaddy data breach could lead to Phishing Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

. “They pretty much have full access to Uber,” said Sam Curry, a security engineer at Yuga Labs who corresponded with the person who claimed to be responsible for the breach. ” It looks like a pretty basic phishing attack; someone gave the hacker their login credentials.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2024

Cisco Duo warns that a data breach involving one of its telephony suppliers exposed multifactor authentication (MFA) messages sent by the company via SMS and VOIP to its customers. The security breach occurred on April 1, 2024, the threat actors used a Provider employee’s credentials that illicitly obtained through a phishing attack.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 30, 2022

OpenSea, the largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, disclosed a data breach on Wednesday and warned users of phishing attacks that could target them in the coming days. [.].

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Graham Cluley

JUNE 30, 2022

Popular NFT marketplace OpenSea has warned users that they might be targeted with phishing attacks following a data breach that exposed the email addresses of its users and newsletter subscribers.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer D-Link has confirmed a data breach that led to the exposure of what it said is "low-sensitivity and semi-public information." "The The data was confirmed not from the cloud but likely originated from an old D-View 6 system, which reached its end of life as early as 2015," the company said.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Revolut that offers payment processing technology was targeted by a phishing attack recently, leading to data breach of thousands of customers from Lithuania and Europe. Confirmed sources suggest the data breach occurred from a phishing attack that could have taken place in August this year.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 25, 2024

County's Department of Health Services, the second-largest public health care system in the United States, disclosed a data breach after patients' personal and health information was exposed in a data breach resulting from a recent phishing attack impacting over two dozen employees. [.]

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In emails sent to MongoDB customers, MongoDB advises users to be alert about phishing and social engineering attacks that might use the leaked customer metadata to gain credibility. Scammers often try to take advantage of data breaches.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The nonprofit organization Freecycle Network (Freecycle.org) confirmed that it has suffered a data breach that impacted more than 7 million users. The security breach was discovered on August 30, exposed data includes usernames, User IDs, email addresses and passwords. The company has not shared details about the attack.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Major airline American Airlines has fallen victim to a data breach after a threat actor got access to the email accounts of several employees via a phishing attack. According to a published notice of a security incident , the data breach was discovered in July 2022. How it happened.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 2, 2024

In particular, this information will make it easier for criminals to pose as AT&T, and all 73 million people affected by this breach will need to be on their guard for scammers using it as a pretext to send personalised, AT&T-branded emails and messages. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished. Take your time.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2024

Dell, one of the world's largest technology companies, has just disclosed a major data breach that may have compromised the personal information of tens of millions of current and former customers. The breach went undetected for several months before finally being discovered in early 2023.

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Heimadal Security

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

After a Revolut employee fell for a phishing scam last Sunday night, the app-based transactions startup experienced a data breach. The post Revolut Suffers Data Breach appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2024

As is often the case these days, it turns out that the cyberincident was very likely a ransomware attack that included a data breach. Ransomware operators typically steal data from the compromised systems to use as extra leverage against the victim. The company has not so far specified the type of data that may have been stolen.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 5, 2024

Beware of scammers Scammers are always on the lookout for data breaches as it presents an opportunity for phishing. Data breach There are some actions you can take if you are, or suspect you may have been, the victim of a data breach. 2FA that relies on a FIDO2 device can’t be phished.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The US State of Maine says it has suffered a data breach impacting around 1.3 The type of stolen data varies from person to person, likely because the data breach affected multiple agencies in the State. The breach also impacted several other departments. Watch out for phishing emails, too.

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Bleeping Computer

JUNE 21, 2023

Multinational shipping company UPS is alerting Canadian customers that some of their personal information might have been exposed via its online package look-up tools and abused in phishing attacks. [.]

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Taiwanese manufacturer D-Link confirmed a data breach after a threat actor offered for sale on BreachForums stolen data. The global networking equipment and technology company D-Link confirmed a data breach after a threat actor earlier this month offered for sale on the BreachForums platform the stolen data.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 23, 2021

A phishing attack last week gave attackers access to email and files at the California State Controller’s Office (SCO), an agency responsible for handling more than $100 billion in public funds each year. A notice of breach posted by the California State Controller’s Office. Source: sco.ca.gov. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Airline Air Europa disclosed a data breach and warned customers to cancel their credit cards after threat actors accessed their card information. Air Europa has disclosed a data breach and issued a warning to its customers, advising them to cancel their credit cards due to unauthorized access by threat actors to their card information.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 17, 2023

You’ve probably never heard of “ 16Shop ,” but there’s a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. A 16Shop phishing page spoofing Apple and targeting Japanese users. Image: Akamai.com. The INTERPOL statement says the platform sold hacking tools to compromise more than 70,000 users in 43 countries.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

With the ever-present threat of data breaches, organizations need to adopt best practices to help prevent breaches and to respond to them when they occur to limit any damage. And breaches will occur – because bad guys make a living by figuring out ways to circumvent security best practices.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The City of Philadelphia discloses a data breach that resulted from a cyber attack that took place on May 24 and that compromised City email accounts. In 2020, the City disclosed a significant email breach , that resulted from a successful phishing attack on an employee.

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Bleeping Computer

AUGUST 8, 2022

Cloud communications company Twilio says some of its customers' data was accessed by attackers who breached internal systems after stealing employee credentials in an SMS phishing attack. [.].

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 2, 2024

After weeks of denial, AT&T has finally acknowledged a massive data breach impacting 73 million current and former customer accounts. The telecom giant had initially claimed that a large trove of personal data leaked on the Dark Web did not originate from their systems.

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